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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from ________ to ________
Commission
File number: 000-53647
RICI® Linked – PAM Advisors Fund, LLC
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
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38-3743129
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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c/o
Price Asset Management, Inc.
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141
West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1340A
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Chicago,
IL
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60604
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(312)
261-4431
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal years, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes x No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
o No
x
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
following unaudited financial statements of RICI®
Linked – PAM Advisors Fund, LLC and RICI®
Linked – PAM Total Index Series are included in Item 1:
Page
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Financial
Statements
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Statements
of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2009 (Unaudited) and December
31, 2008 (Audited)
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3
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Condensed
Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
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4
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Condensed
Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2008 (Audited)
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5
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Statements
of Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)
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6
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Statements
of Changes in Members’ Equity (Net Assets) for the Nine Months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)
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7
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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8
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RICI
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RICI
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Statements
of Financial Condition
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September
30, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008 (Audited)
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September
30, 2009
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December
31, 2008
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Assets
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Equity
in broker trading account
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Cash
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$ | 18,454,643 | $ | 24,086,705 | ||||
Net
unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts
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1,696,461 | (1,557,821 | ) | |||||
20,151,104 | 22,528,884 | |||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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131,921,598 | 27,055,834 | ||||||
Investments
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Government-sponsored
enterprises, at fair value
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- | 39,999,300 | ||||||
Mutual
funds, at fair value
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10,121,428 | 116,488 | ||||||
Interest
receivable
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5,911 | 13,193 | ||||||
Other
assets
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17,539 | 40,090 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 162,217,580 | $ | 89,753,789 | ||||
Liabilities
and Members' Equity (Net Assets)
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Accrued
operating expenses
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$ | 104,932 | $ | 58,248 | ||||
Management
fee payable to Managing Member
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82,507 | 47,332 | ||||||
Servicing
fee payable to selling agent
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23,658 | 22,987 | ||||||
Redemptions
payable
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676,743 | 1,322,512 | ||||||
Subscriptions
received in advance
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9,745,292 | 2,280,000 | ||||||
Early
withdrawal charges payable
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- | 1,235 | ||||||
10,633,132 | 3,732,314 | |||||||
Members'
equity (net assets)
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151,584,448 | 86,021,475 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and members' equity (net assets)
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$ | 162,217,580 | $ | 89,753,789 | ||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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3
RICI
® Linked - PAM Advisors Fund, LLC
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RICI
® Linked - PAM Total Index Series
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Condensed
Schedule of Investments
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September
30, 2009 (Unaudited)
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Unrealized
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Gain
(Loss)
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on
Open
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Percent
of
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Futures
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Members'
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Contracts
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Equity
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(at
Fair Value)
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(Net
Assets)
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Futures
contracts *
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United
States
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Energy
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$ | 1,457,477 | 0.96 | % | |||||||
Grains
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(2,694,107 | ) | (1.78 | ) | |||||||
Meats
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69,000 | 0.05 | |||||||||
Metals
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1,033,925 | 0.68 | |||||||||
Softs
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280,994 | 0.19 | |||||||||
Total
futures - United States
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147,289 | 0.10 | |||||||||
Foreign
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Energy
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414,710 | 0.27 | |||||||||
Grains
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(2,747 | ) | (0.00 | )± | |||||||
Metals
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1,208,842 | 0.80 | |||||||||
Softs
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(71,633 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||
Total
futures - Foreign
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1,549,172 | 1.02 | |||||||||
Total
futures contracts
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$ | 1,696,461 | 1.12 | % | |||||||
Percent
of
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Members'
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Equity
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Cost
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Fair
Value
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(Net
Assets)
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Mutual
Funds
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United
States
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UBS
Select Treasury Institutional Fund
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$ |
10,121,428
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$ | 10,121,428 | 6.68 | % | |||||
* No
individual futures contract position constituted greater than 1% of
members' equity (net assets).
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Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not
presented.
± Due to rounding |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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® Linked - PAM Advisors Fund, LLC
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RICI
® Linked - PAM Total Index Series
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Condensed
Schedule of Investments,
Continued
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December
31, 2008 (Audited)
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Unrealized
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Gain
(Loss)
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on
Open
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Percent
of
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Futures
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Members'
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Contracts
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Equity
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(at
Fair Value)
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(Net
Assets)
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Futures
contracts*
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United
States
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Energy
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$ | 532,478 | 0.62 | % | ||||||||
Grains
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891,817 | 1.04 | ||||||||||
Meats
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(38,710 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||
Metals
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607,040 | 0.71 | ||||||||||
Softs
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(331,544 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||
Total
futures - United States
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1,661,081 | 1.93 | ||||||||||
Foreign
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Energy
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243,875 | 0.28 | ||||||||||
Grains
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(27,451 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||
Metals
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(3,535,296 | ) | (4.11 | ) | ||||||||
Softs
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99,970 | 0.12 | ||||||||||
Total
futures - Foreign
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(3,218,902 | ) | (3.74 | ) | ||||||||
Total
futures contracts
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$ | (1,557,821 | ) | (1.81 | ) % | |||||||
Percent
of
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Members'
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Equity
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Cost
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Fair
Value
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(Net
Assets)
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Government-Sponsored
Enterprises
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Federal
Home Loan Bank
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$10,000,000 discount
note, due 01/20/2009
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$ | 9,860,228 | $ | 10,000,000 | 11.63 | % | ||||||
Federal
National Mortgage Association
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$10,000,000
discount note, due 02/17/2009
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9,898,481 | 10,000,000 | 11.63 | |||||||||
$10,000,000
discount note, due 02/02/2009
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9,905,111 | 10,000,000 | 11.63 | |||||||||
$ 5,000,000
discount note, due 02/17/2009
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4,949,240 | 5,000,000 | 5.81 | |||||||||
$ 3,000,000
discount note, due 03/20/2009
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2,962,358 | 2,999,700 | 3.48 | |||||||||
$ 2,000,000
discount note, due 03/30/2009
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1,974,065 | 1,999,600 | 2.32 | |||||||||
Total
Government-sponsored enterprises
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$ | 39,549,483 | $ | 39,999,300 | 46.50 | % | ||||||
Mutual
Funds
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United
States
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UBS
Select Treasury Institutional Fund
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$ | 116,488 | $ | 116,488 | 0.14 | % | ||||||
* No
individual futures contract position constituted greater than 1% of
members' equity (net assets).
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Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not
presented.
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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® Linked - PAM Advisors Fund, LLC
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RICI
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Statements
of Operations
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For
the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Trading
gains and losses
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Realized
gains (losses)
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$ | (2,876,079 | ) | $ | (31,565,019 | ) | $ | 10,984,338 | $ | (1,947,525 | ) | |||||
Change
in unrealized gains (losses) on open futures contracts
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4,490,417 | (23,581,908 | ) | 3,254,282 | (18,372,087 | ) | ||||||||||
Change
in unrealized gains (losses) on investments
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- | 39,272 | - | (139,194 | ) | |||||||||||
Brokerage
commissions
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(77,226 | ) | (74,539 | ) | (223,951 | ) | (214,189 | ) | ||||||||
Net
trading gains (losses)
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1,537,112 | (55,182,194 | ) | 14,014,669 | (20,672,995 | ) | ||||||||||
Investment
income
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Interest
Income
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171,175 | 913,951 | 370,542 | 3,060,356 | ||||||||||||
Other
Income
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- | - | 1,235 | - | ||||||||||||
171,175 | 913,951 | 371,777 | 3,060,356 | |||||||||||||
Expenses
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Management
fees
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232,950 | 270,505 | 545,244 | 729,420 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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230,015 | 77,378 | 342,804 | 206,970 | ||||||||||||
Servicing
fees
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23,658 | 38,564 | 63,293 | 84,875 | ||||||||||||
486,623 | 386,447 | 951,341 | 1,021,265 | |||||||||||||
Net
investment income (loss)
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(315,448 | ) | 527,504 | (579,564 | ) | 2,039,091 | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
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$ | 1,221,664 | $ | (54,654,690 | ) | $ | 13,435,105 | $ | (18,633,904 | ) | ||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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® Linked - PAM Advisors Fund, LLC
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Statement
of Changes in Members' Equity (Net Assets)
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For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
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Managing
Member
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Non-Managing
Members
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Total
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Members'
equity (net assets) December 31, 2008
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$ | 17,430 | $ | 86,004,045 | $ | 86,021,475 | ||||||
Contributions
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10,000 | 58,745,735 | 58,755,735 | |||||||||
Redemptions
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- | (6,627,867 | ) | (6,627,867 | ) | |||||||
Net
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
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3,612 | 13,431,493 | 13,435,105 | |||||||||
Members'
equity (net assets) September 30, 2009
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$ | 31,042 | $ | 151,553,406 | $ | 151,584,448 | ||||||
Members'
equity (net assets) December 31, 2007
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$ | - | $ | 89,147,063 | $ | 89,147,063 | ||||||
Contributions
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- | 91,027,948 | 91,027,948 | |||||||||
Redemptions
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- | (15,445,278 | ) | (15,445,278 | ) | |||||||
Net
loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
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- | (18,633,904 | ) | (18,633,904 | ) | |||||||
Members'
equity (net assets) September 30, 2008
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$ | - | $ | 146,095,829 | $ | 146,095,829 | ||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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RICI® Linked – PAM Advisors Fund,
LLC
RICI® Linked – PAM Total Index
Series
Notes
to Financial Statements
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Note
1.
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Nature
of Operations and Significant Accounting
Policies
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The
RICI®
Linked – PAM Total Index Series (the Fund) is a series of the RICI®
Linked – PAM Advisors Fund, LLC (the Company) a limited liability company
organized under the Delaware Limited Liability Company (the Act). The
Fund and the Company engage in the speculative trading of commodity futures,
options on futures, forward contracts and other derivatives on exchanges and
markets located in the United States and abroad. The
Company is organized as a series limited liability company pursuant to Section
18-215 of the Act which provides that, if certain conditions (as set forth in
the Act) are met, the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred,
contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series shall
be enforceable only against the assets of such series and not against the assets
of the Company generally or any other series. Accordingly, the assets
of the Fund include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by
or distributed to the Company on account of and for the benefit of the Fund.
These
financial statements incorporate the financial condition, results of operations
and changes in members’ equity (net assets) of the Fund only, and not those of
the other series of the Company or the Company as a whole.
RICI Linked – PAM Total Index Series:
The Fund is comprised of four commodity products sectors encompassing 35
markets world wide. The Fund commenced its trading operations on May 8, 2007 and
invests substantially all of its assets in derivative contracts representing the
commodity positions contained in the Rogers International Commodity
Index.
Use of
Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the Fund to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments: Securities and derivative financial instruments
are recorded at fair value.
Net Asset
Value: “Net Asset Value” or “Net Assets” associated with the
Fund is the sum of all cash plus securities, at fair value, plus the liquidating
value of all open commodity positions maintained by the Fund, less all
liabilities of the Fund determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid
instruments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of
acquisition.
Income
Recognition: Investments in securities and derivative
financial instruments and related expenses are recorded on trade
date. Gains and losses are realized when contracts are
liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts (the
difference between contract purchase price and market price) at the date of the
statement of financial condition are included in equity in trading
accounts. Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the
preceding period is reported in the statements of operations.
Clearing and Exchange
Fees: Clearing and exchange fees are included in brokerage
commissions.
Ongoing Offering
Expenses: Ongoing offering expenses are charged to expense as
incurred.
Income Taxes: No
provision for income taxes has been made in these financial statements because
members of the Fund (Members) are individually responsible for reporting income
or loss based on their respective shares of the Fund’s income and expenses as
reported for income tax purposes. The Fund has evaluated the application of
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48)
entitled Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, and has determined
the FIN 48 does not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial
statements. In connection with the application of FIN 48, the Fund
has elected an accounting policy to classify interest and penalties, if any, as
interest expense. The Fund files U.S. federal and state tax
returns. The 2007 and 2008 tax years generally remain subject to
examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.
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RICI® Linked – PAM Advisors Fund,
LLC
RICI® Linked – PAM Total Index
Series
Notes
to Financial Statements
Note
1.
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Nature
of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies,
continued
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Translation of Foreign
Currencies: The Fund’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar;
however, it transacts business in foreign currencies. Investments
denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
in effect at the date of the statement of financial condition. Income
and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S.
dollars at the rates in effect during the period. Gains and losses
resulting from the translation to U.S. dollars are reported as part of the
trading gains and losses in the statement of operations.
Statement of Cash
Flows: The Fund has elected not to present a statement of cash
flows as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 102, Statement of Cash Flows - Exemption
of Certain Enterprises and Classification of Cash Flows from Certain Securities
Acquired for Resale.
Redemptions
Payable: Pursuant to the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial
Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity (SFAS
150), redemptions approved by Price Asset Management, Inc. (the Managing Member)
prior to month end with a fixed effective date and fixed amount are recorded as
redemptions payable as of month end.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements: In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165,
Subsequent Events,
(SFAS 165) which establishes general standards of accounting for, and disclosure
of, events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial
statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS 165 is
effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15,
2009.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, FASB Accounting Standards
Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a
replacement of FASB Statement No. 162. The FASB Accounting
Standards Codification™ (Codification) will be the single source of
authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP. The Codification launched on
July 1, 2009 and is effective for interim and annual periods ending after
September 15, 2009. The Codification does not change U.S. GAAP, but
combines all authoritative standards into a comprehensive, topically organized
online database. After July 1, 2009 only one level of authoritative
GAAP exists, other than guidance issued by the SEC. All other
accounting literature excluded from the Codification is considered
non-authoritative. The Codification will have an impact to the Fund’s
financial statement disclosures since all future references to authoritative
accounting literature will be references in accordance with the
Codification. Management of the Fund has elected to defer removal of
prior FASB references until issuance of the annual financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2009.
Note
2.
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Fair
Value of Financial
Instruments
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Effective
January, 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, (SFAS 157) issued by the FASB, which did not have a
material impact on the Fund’s financial condition or results of
operations. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be
received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date and sets out a
fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest
priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
(Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level
3). Inputs are broadly defined under SFAS 157 as assumptions market
participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The three
levels of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described
below.
Level
1. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the
measurement date.
Level
2. Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are
observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and fair
value is determined through the use of models or other valuation
methodologies. A significant adjustment to a Level 2 input could
result in the Level 2 measurement becoming a Level 3 measurement.
Level
3. Inputs are unobservable for the asset or liability and
include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset
or liability. The inputs into the determination of fair value are
based upon the best information in the circumstances and may require significant
management judgment or estimation.
9
RICI® Linked – PAM Advisors Fund,
LLC
RICI® Linked – PAM Total Index
Series
Notes
to Financial Statements
Note
2.
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Fair
Value of Financial Instruments,
continued
|
In
certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different
levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s
level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that
is significant to the fair value measurement. The Fund’s assessment
of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its
entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the
investment. The following section describes the valuation techniques
used by the Fund to measure different financial instruments at fair value and
includes the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the financial
instrument is categorized.
The fair
values of exchange traded futures contracts are based upon exchange settlement
prices. Fair value of non-exchange traded derivative contracts
is based on third-party quoted dealer values on the Interbank
market. Money market funds are valued using quoted market
prices. Shares of mutual funds are valued at the net asset value
based on quoted market prices. Government-sponsored enterprises are
stated at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair
value. These financial instruments are classified as Level 1 of the
fair value hierarchy.
The
following table summarizes the Fund’s assets measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 using the fair
value hierarchy of SFAS 157:
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
Description
|
Level
1
|
Level
1
|
||||||
Equity
in broker trading account
|
||||||||
Futures
contracts
|
$ | 1,696,461 | $ | (1,557,821 | ) | |||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
||||||||
Money
market funds
|
126,763,435 | 20,514,398 | ||||||
Government-sponsored
enterprises
|
- | 39,999,300 | ||||||
Mutual
funds
|
10,121,428 | 116,488 | ||||||
Total
assets at fair value
|
$ | 138,581,324 | $ | 59,072,365 |
There
were no Level 2 or Level 3 assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2009 and as
of December 31, 2008.
In
addition, substantially all of the Fund’s other assets and liabilities that
qualify as financial instruments under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 107, Disclosures
About Fair Value of Financial Instruments, are at carrying amounts that
approximate fair value because of the short maturity of the
instruments.
Derivative
Instruments:
In March
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (SFAS
161), Disclosures about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS 161 amends and
expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, to provide users of financial
statements with an enhanced understanding of the use of derivative instruments,
financial performance, and cash flows. This Statement requires qualitative
disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative
disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on agreements. SFAS
161 is effective for financial statements issued for the Fund’s first fiscal
year beginning after November 15, 2008. The Fund adopted the provisions of SFAS
161 effective January 1, 2009.
The
Fund’s derivative contracts are comprised of futures contracts. These derivative
contracts are recorded on the statements of financial condition as assets
measured at fair value and the related realized and unrealized gain (loss)
associated with these derivatives is recorded in the statements of operations.
The Fund has considered the counterparty credit risk related to all its futures
contracts and does not deem any counterparty credit risk material at this time.
The Fund does not designate any derivative instruments as hedging instruments
under SFAS 133.
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RICI® Linked – PAM Advisors Fund,
LLC
RICI® Linked – PAM Total Index
Series
Notes
to Financial Statements
Note
2.
|
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments,
continued
|
As of
September 30, 2009 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the statements of
financial condition and the statements of operations:
The
following tables summarize quantitative information required by SFAS
161:
Asset
Derivatives
|
Liability
Derivatives
|
|||||||||||
September
30, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
Net
|
||||||||||
Futures
contracts
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
$ | 1,959,714 | $ | (87,527 | ) | $ | 1,872,187 | |||||
Grains
|
130,659 | (2,827,513 | ) | (2,696,854 | ) | |||||||
Meats
|
91,830 | (22,830 | ) | 69,000 | ||||||||
Metals
|
3,502,131 | (1,259,364 | ) | 2,242,767 | ||||||||
Softs
|
472,609 | (263,248 | ) | 209,361 | ||||||||
$ | 6,156,943 | $ | (4,460,482 | ) | $ | 1,696,461 |
Trading
Revenue For the
Three
Months Ended
September
30, 2009
|
Trading
Revenue For the
Nine
Months Ended
September
30, 2009
|
Trading
Revenue For the
Three
Months Ended
September
30, 2009
|
Trading
Revenue For the
Nine
Months Ended
September
30, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Futures
contracts
|
Total
|
Futures
contracts
|
Total
|
Line
Item in Income Statement
|
Amount
|
Line
Item
in
Income Statement
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
$ | (2,364,298 | ) |
Energy
|
$ | 6,472,146 |
Realized
|
$ | (2,876,079 | ) |
Realized
|
$ | 10,984,338 | ||||||
Grains
|
(2,998,672 | ) |
Grains
|
(4,773,189 | ) |
Change
in Unrealized
|
4,490,417 |
Change
in Unrealized
|
3,254,282 | ||||||||||
Meats
|
(234,760 | ) |
Meats
|
(584,400 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Metals
|
5,202,833 |
Metals
|
10,169,583 | ||||||||||||||||
Softs
|
2,009,235 |
Softs
|
2,954,480 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,614,338 | $ | 14,238,620 | $ | 1,614,338 | $ | 14,238,620 | ||||||||||||
Trading
revenue is exclusive of brokerage commissions.
For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the monthly average of futures
contracts bought and sold was 4,288 and 4,213, respectively.
11
RICI® Linked – PAM Advisors Fund,
LLC
RICI® Linked – PAM Total Index
Series
Notes
to Financial Statements
Note
3.
|
The
Managing Member
|
Price
Asset Management, Inc., an Illinois corporation, is the Managing Member,
commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor of the Fund.
The
Managing Member will maintain a capital account balance in each Series
sufficient for such Series to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax
purposes (which may be $0) and may make withdrawals from its capital accounts
without notice to the non-Managing Members. The Managing Member is
not subject to the Managing Member’s management fee, but will otherwise bear its
proportionate share of the Series’ expenses.
Note
4.
|
Fees
and Expenses
|
The Fund
pays the Managing Member a monthly management fee of 0.054167% of the month-end
Net Asset Value of each non-Managing Member’s capital account in the Fund (0.65%
per annum). The Managing Member may waive or reduce its Management
Fee in respect of any non-Managing Member without entitling any other
non-Managing Member to a similar waiver or reduction. There were no
waived fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008. The management fees for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, were $232,950, $270,505, $545,244 and $729,420,
respectively, and is reflected in the statements of operations.
Non-Managing
Members in the Fund who are introduced to the Fund by their respective selling
agents (Selling Agents) will be charged a monthly service fee of 0.0833 percent
(1% per annum), or as otherwise agreed between such non-Managing Member and its
Selling Agent. Non-Managing Members introduced to Uhlmann Price
Securities, LLC (the Marketing Representative) by registered investment advisers
who have a substantive relationship with the Marketing Representative
pre-existing the date of such introduction will not be charged a service
fee. The Marketing Representative is an affiliate of the Managing
Member and a related party through common ownership and will be paid by the
Managing Member. The Fund incurred $23,658, $38,564, $63,293 and
$84,875 of servicing fees to the Selling Agents during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
The Fund
pays all of its own legal, accounting, auditing, reporting, administrative and
initial and ongoing offering expenses.
Any
expenses of the Company as a whole, and not specific to any series of the
Company, will be allocated ratably among the series, including the Total Index
Series, in the ratio that the Net Asset Value of each series bears to the
aggregate Net Asset Value of all series. The Managing Member believes
this allocation method to be reasonable.
Note
5.
|
Contributions,
Redemptions, and
Distributions
|
The
minimum initial subscription for new investors to the Fund is
$25,000. For existing investors in the Fund, the minimum additional
subscription amount is $10,000. Subscriptions will be effective at
the opening of business on the first day of trading of the next calendar
month. The Managing Member may, in its absolute discretion, accept or
reject subscriptions, in whole or in part, and waive the minimum investment
amounts.
Non-Managing
Members may redeem some or all of their interest in the Fund as of the end of
any calendar month upon five business days’ prior written
notice. Redemptions from the Fund made prior to the end of the sixth
full calendar month following a non-Managing Member’s initial investment in the
Fund are subject to a withdrawal charge, payable to the Fund, equal to 1% of the
amount withdrawn, provided that such charge will not apply if the withdrawal is
a deemed withdrawal resulting from a request to exchange Interests in the Fund
for interests in a different series of the Company. The Managing
Member may defer or suspend redemption rights under certain
circumstances.
Distributions
may be made at the discretion of the Managing Member. Distributions
need not be made pro rata to all non-Managing Members of the Fund based on the
balance of their capital accounts. However, given the monthly
liquidity of the Fund, no distributions are anticipated.
12
RICI® Linked – PAM Advisors Fund,
LLC
RICI® Linked – PAM Total Index
Series
Notes
to Financial Statements
Note
6.
|
Equity
in Trading Accounts
|
Cash and
financial instruments held at the Fund’s clearing broker collateralize amounts
due to the clearing broker, if any, and may serve to satisfy regulatory or
clearing broker margin requirements. The Fund earns interest on its
assets deposited with brokers. At September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008, cash held at the clearing broker in the amount of $20,151,104 and
$22,528,884 respectively, serves to satisfy margin requirements.
Note
7.
|
Trading
Activities and Related Risks
|
The Fund
is exposed to both market risk, the risk arising from changes in the market
value of the financial instruments, and credit risk, the risk of failure by
another party to perform according to the terms of a contract.
Market Risk: The
Fund engages in the speculative trading of derivative financial instruments that
involve varying degrees of off balance sheet market risk whereby changes in the
market values of the underlying commodities may result in changes in the value
of the derivative financial instruments in excess of the amounts reflected in
the statements of financial condition. Theoretically, the Fund is
exposed to a market risk equal to the notional value of futures and forward
contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold
short.
Credit Risk and Concentration of
Credit Risk: Credit risk arises primarily from the potential
inability of counterparties, such as clearing brokers, banks or other financial
institutions, to perform in accordance with the terms of a
contract. The Fund’s exposure to credit risk associated with
counterparty nonperformance is limited to the current cost to replace all
contracts in which the Fund has a gain plus the value, or a portion thereof, of
the margin or collateral held by the counterparty. Exchange traded
financial instruments, such as futures contracts, generally do not give
rise to significant counterparty exposure due to daily cash settlement
procedures for daily gains and losses and the margin requirements of the
individual exchanges. The Fund clears all of its trades through a
broker. In the event this broker does not fulfill its obligations,
the Fund may be exposed to risk.
The Fund
maintains deposits with financial institutions in amounts that are in excess of
federally insured limits; however, the Fund does not believe it is exposed to
any significant credit risk.
The
Managing Member has established procedures to actively monitor the
creditworthiness of the counterparties with which it conducts business in order
to minimize market and credit risks. The non-Managing Members bear
the risk of loss only to the extent of the value of their respective investments
and, in certain, circumstances, distributions and redemptions
received.
Note
8.
|
Financial
Highlights
|
Financial
highlights for non-Managing Members of the Fund for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 follow.
Three
months ended
September
30,
|
Nine
months ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||
Total
return
|
1.00 | % | (27.13 | )% | 12.55 | % | (5.68 | )% | ||||||||
Ratios
to average members’ equity (net assets) (1)
|
||||||||||||||||
Expenses,
including servicing fees (2)
|
1.36 | % | 0.84 | % | 1.15 | % | 0.90 | % | ||||||||
Net
investment income (loss) (3)
|
(0.88 | )% | 1.14 | % | (0.70 | )% | 1.79 | % |
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RICI® Linked – PAM Advisors Fund,
LLC
RICI® Linked – PAM Total Index
Series
Notes
to Financial Statements
Note
8.
|
Financial
Highlights, continued
|
Each
ratio is calculated for the non-Managing Members taken as a
whole. Total return is based on the change in value during the period
of a theoretical investment made at the beginning of each calendar month during
the year. The computation of an individual non-Managing Member’s
ratios may vary from the ratios calculated above based on the timing of capital
transactions.
(1)
|
Annualized.
|
(2)
|
The
ratio of operating expenses to average members’ equity (net asset) values
does not include brokerage
commissions.
|
(3)
|
Net
investment income does not include net realized and unrealized gains and
losses and the related brokerage commissions of the
Fund.
|
Note
9.
|
Indemnifications
|
In the
normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety
of representations and warranties that provide indemnifications under certain
circumstances. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements
is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the
Fund that have not yet occurred. The Managing Member expects the risk
of loss to be remote.
Note
10.
|
Interim
Financial Statements
|
The
statements of financial condition, including the condensed schedule of
investments, as of September 30, 2009, the statements of operations for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and changes in members’
equity (net asset value) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008 and the accompanying notes to the financial statements are
unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles may be omitted pursuant to such rules and
regulations. In the opinion of management, such financial statements
and accompanying disclosures reflect all adjustments, which were of a normal and
recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position as of
September 30, 2009, results of operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 and changes in members’ equity (net asset value) for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. The
results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full
year or any other period. These financial statements should be read
in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto
included in our Form 10 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Note
11.
|
Subsequent
Events
|
Subsequent
to September 30, 2009, subscriptions and redemptions of interests were
$18,092,103 and $8,711,454, respectively.
The
Managing Member evaluated subsequent events through November 16, 2009, the date
these financial statements were issued. There are no additional
subsequent events to disclose.
14
ITEM
2.
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
LIQUIDITY
RICI®
Linked - PAM Total Index Series (the “Fund”) generally holds approximately 90%
of its assets as cash, cash equivalents with maturities of three months or less,
and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises or securities (or, to a limited
extent, foreign government securities in connection with trading on non-U.S.
exchanges), other CFTC-authorized investments and certain other money market
investments (e.g.,
bankers acceptances and Eurodollar or other time deposits) through one or more
federally chartered U.S. banking institutions. The aforementioned
positions are withdrawn, as necessary, to pay redemptions and expenses.
Price Asset Management, Inc. (the “Managing Member”) will commit the remaining
assets of the Fund to margin the Fund’s futures, forward and swap positions such
that the total market exposure of the Fund is approximately equal to its net
assets. Other than potential market-imposed limitations on liquidity,
due, for example, to limited open interest in certain futures markets or to
daily price fluctuation limits, which are inherent in the Fund’s futures
trading, the Fund’s assets are highly liquid and are expected to remain
so. During its operations through September 31, 2009, the Fund experienced
no meaningful periods of illiquidity in any of the markets traded by the
Managing Member on behalf of the Fund.
CAPITAL
RESOURCES
Investors
may be admitted to the Fund when permitted by the Managing
Member. Generally, investors will only be admitted at the opening of
business on the first day of trading of the next month. A member
(“Member”) may require the Fund to redeem some or all of his interest
(“Interest”) as of the end of any month on at least five business days’ prior
written notice.
The
amount of capital raised for the Fund should not have a significant impact on
its operations, as the Fund has no significant capital expenditure or working
capital requirements other than for monies to pay trading losses, brokerage
commissions and expenses. Within broad ranges of capitalization, the
Managing Member’s trading positions should increase or decrease in approximate
proportion to the size of the Fund.
The Fund
raises additional capital only through the sale of Interests and capital is
increased through trading profits (if any) and through interest income.
The Fund does not engage in borrowing.
Due to
the nature of the Fund’s business, substantially all its assets are represented
by cash, cash equivalents with maturities of three months or less, and U.S.
government-sponsored enterprises or securities (or, to a limited extent, foreign
government securities in connection with trading on non-U.S. exchanges), other
CFTC-authorized investments and certain other money market investments (e.g., bankers acceptances and
Eurodollar or other time deposits) through one or more federally chartered U.S.
banking institutions, while the Fund currently maintains its market exposure
through open futures contract positions.
The Fund
trades futures contracts on U.S. and non-U.S. markets, substantially all of
which are subject to margin requirements. The minimum amount of
margin required for each contract is set from time to time in response to
various market factors by the respective exchanges. Further, the
Fund’s counterparties or brokers may require margin in excess of minimum
exchange requirements. Risk arises from changes in the value of these
instruments (market risk) and the potential inability of counterparties or
brokers to perform under the terms of their contracts (credit risk).
Market risk is generally to be measured by the notional value, or face amount,
of the futures positions acquired and the volatility of the markets
traded. The credit risk from counterparty non-performance associated with
these instruments is the net unrealized gain, if any, on these positions plus
the value of the margin or collateral held by the counterparty. The
counterparty for futures contracts traded in the U.S. is the clearinghouse
associated with the relevant exchange. Clearinghouse arrangements are
generally perceived to reduce credit risk because, in general, clearinghouses
are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouses, which are required to
share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance of any one of the
members of the clearinghouse.
All of
the contracts currently traded by the Managing Member on behalf of the Fund are
exchange-traded, although the Managing Member is authorized to, and may in the
future, trade over-the-counter forward and swap contracts. The risks
associated with exchange-traded contracts are generally perceived to be less
than those
15
associated
with over-the-counter transactions since, in over-the-counter transactions, the
Fund must rely solely on the credit of its respective trading counterparties,
whereas exchange-traded contracts are generally, but not universally, backed by
the collective credit of the members of the clearinghouse. In the
future, the Fund may enter into non-exchange traded contracts and be subject to
the credit risk associated with counterparty non-performance. The
Managing Member attempts to control credit risk associated with off-exchange
transactions, if any, by dealing exclusively with large, well capitalized banks
and dealers.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The rules
the Managing Member follows in replicating the Rogers International Commodity
Index® (the “Index”) on behalf of the Fund do not predict price movements, nor
do they rely on fundamental economic supply or demand analysis or on
macroeconomic assessments of the relative strengths of different national
economies or economic sectors. Instead, the rules are designed to
follow passively, on an essentially unleveraged basis, changes in an index of
raw materials traded in the world markets and, unlike with operating companies,
operational or micro-economic trends have no relevance to the Fund’s
results. Generally, if prices of commodities rise, then the value of
an investment in the Fund should appreciate. Correspondingly, if commodity
prices decline, then the value of an investment in the Fund should go
down. The Fund’s success depends on the increasing price of the raw
materials represented by the Index. Members will receive a positive
return on investment only if the prices of the raw materials represented in the
Fund’s portfolio (plus interest income) increase at a rate that exceeds the
Management Fee, the Servicing Fee (if applicable) and other expenses of the
Fund.
The
performance summary set forth below is an outline description of how the Fund
has performed in the past. The Fund portfolio is marked-to-market
every trading day and its trading accounts are credited or debited with its
daily gains or losses. The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily indicative
of how it will perform in the future.
Three Months ended September
30, 2009
During
the third quarter of 2009, the Fund achieved a net realized and unrealized gain
of $1,537,112 from its trading operations, which is net of brokerage commissions
of $77,226. The Fund incurred total expenses of $486,623, including
$232,950 in Management Fees (paid to the Managing Member), $23,658 in Servicing
Fees (paid to selling agents) and $230,015 in operating expenses. The
Fund earned $171,175 in interest income. An analysis of trading gains
and losses (net of all trading fees and expenses) by market sector is as
follows:
Sector
|
% Gain (Loss)
|
Agricultural
|
(0.86)%
|
Energy
|
(1.65)%
|
Metals
|
3.64%
|
Total
Portfolio
|
1.13%
|
The Fund
posted a net gain of 2.3% in July. The metals and agricultural sectors posted
gains of 2.03% and 0.41%, respectively, while the energy sector posted a slight
loss of (0.13)%. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s
performance in July were nickel, rubber, aluminum, copper and zinc.
The Fund
posted a net loss of (1.5)% in August. The energy and agricultural sectors
posted losses of (1.77)% and (0.86)%, respectively, while the metals sector
posted a gain of 1.20%. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s performance
in August were sugar, lead, copper, palladium and silver.
The Fund
posted a net gain of 0.2% in September. The energy and metals sectors posted
modest gains of 0.24% and 0.52%, respectively, while the agricultural sector
posted a loss of (0.34)%. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s
performance in September were natural gas, cocoa, silver, wool and
lead.
16
Three Months ended June 30,
2009
During
the second quarter of 2009, the Fund achieved a net realized and unrealized gain
of $16,446,646 from its trading operations, which is net of brokerage
commissions of $74,509. The Fund incurred total expenses of $267,942,
including $176,415 in Management Fees (paid to the Managing Member), $21,434 in
Servicing Fees (paid to selling agents) and $70,093 in operating
expenses. The Fund earned $118,088 in interest income and other
investment income. An analysis of trading gains and losses (net of
all trading fees and expenses) by market sector is as follows:
Sector
|
% Gain (Loss)
|
Agricultural
|
0.9%
|
Energy
|
11.2%
|
Metals
|
3.3%
|
Total
Portfolio
|
15.4%
|
The Fund
posted a net gain of 1.7% in April. The agricultural and metals sectors posted
moderate gains of 1.15% and 1.03%, respectively, while the energy sector posted
a slight loss of (0.51)%. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s
performance in April were tin, nickel, cotton, soybean meal and
soybeans.
The Fund
posted a net gain of 15.0% in May. The agricultural, metals and energy sectors
posted gains of 3.18%, 1.88% and 9.96%, respectively. Highest grossing
commodities for the Fund’s performance in May were crude oil, brent crude, RBOB
gasoline, silver and heating oil.
The Fund
posted a net loss of (1.3)% in June. The energy and metals sectors posted gains
of 1.68% and 0.04%, respectively, while the agricultural sector posted a loss of
(3.37)%. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s performance in
June were aluminum, sugar, nickel, barley and azuki beans.
Three Months ended
March 31, 2009
During
the first quarter of 2009, the Fund achieved a net realized and unrealized loss
of $3,969,089 from its trading operations, which is net of brokerage commissions
of $72,216. The Fund incurred total expenses of $196,776, including
$135,879 in Management Fees (paid to the Managing Member), $18,201 in Servicing
Fees (paid to selling agents) and $42,696 in operating expenses. The
Fund earned $82,514 in interest income and other investment
income. An analysis of trading gains and losses (net of all trading
fees and expenses) by market sector is as follows:
Sector
|
% Gain (Loss)
|
Agricultural
|
(1.8)%
|
Energy
|
(4.0)%
|
Metals
|
1.9%
|
Total
Portfolio
|
(3.9)%
|
The Fund
posted a net loss of (5.1)% in January. The energy and agricultural sectors
posted losses of (4.24)% and (0.94)%, respectively, while the metals sector
posted a moderate gain of 0.01%. Highest grossing commodities for the
Fund’s performance in January were RBOB gasoline, lead, silver, sugar and orange
juice.
The Fund
posted a net loss of (3.8)% in February. The agricultural and energy sectors
posted losses of (2.65)% and (1.61)%, respectively, while the metals sector
posted a moderate gain of 0.42%. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s
performance in February were platinum, copper, sugar, rice, silver and
gold.
The Fund
posted a net gain of 5.0% in March. The agricultural, energy, and metals sectors
posted gains of 1.76%, 1.72%, and 1.42%, respectively. Highest
grossing commodities for the Fund’s performance in March were crude oil, copper,
corn, brent oil and lead.
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Three Months ended September
30, 2008
During
the third quarter of 2008, the Fund achieved a net realized and unrealized loss
of $55,182,194 from its trading operations, which is net of brokerage
commissions of $74,539. The Fund incurred total expenses of $386,447,
including $270,505 in Management Fees (paid to the Managing Member), $38,564 in
Servicing Fees (paid to selling agents) and $77,378 in operating
expenses. The Fund earned $913,951 in interest income. An
analysis of trading gains and losses (net of all trading fees and expenses) by
market sector is as follows:
Sector
|
% Gain (Loss)
|
Agricultural
|
(9.40)%
|
Energy
|
(15.33)%
|
Metals
|
(5.18)%
|
Total
Portfolio
|
(29.91)%
|
The Fund
posted a net loss of (9.4)% in July. The agricultural, energy and metals sectors
posted losses of (3.12)%, (5.82)% and (0.55)%,
respectively. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s performance
in July were lead, lean hogs, sugar, silver and wool.
The Fund
posted a net loss of (6.9)% in August. The agricultural, energy and metals
sectors posted losses of (1.27)%, (3.53)% and (2.20)%,
respectively. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s performance
in August were rice, nickel, coffee, orange juice and cocoa.
The Fund
posted a net loss of (13.7)% in September. The agricultural, energy and metals
sectors posted losses of (5.16)%, (6.00)% and (2.57)%,
respectively. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s performance
in September were gold, rice, wool, azuki beans and live cattle.
Three Months ended June 30,
2008
During
the second quarter of 2008, the Fund achieved a net realized and unrealized gain
of $26,279,391 from its trading operations, which is net of brokerage
commissions of $77,274. The Fund incurred total expenses of $356,536,
including $267,403 in Management Fees (paid to the Managing Member), $30,068 in
Servicing Fees (paid to selling agents) and $59,065 in operating
expenses. The Fund earned $1,294,077 in interest income and other
investment income. An analysis of trading gains and losses (net of
all trading fees and expenses) by market sector is as follows:
Sector
|
% Gain (Loss)
|
Agricultural
|
3.0%
|
Energy
|
15.9%
|
Metals
|
(0.9)%
|
Total
Portfolio
|
18.0%
|
The Fund
posted a net gain of 4.7% in April. The metals sector
posted a loss of (0.46)%, while the energy and agricultural
sectors posted gains of 5.02% and 0.18%,
respectively. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s performance
in April were cocoa, tin, crude oil, soybean oil and brent
crude.
The Fund
posted a net gain of 3.9% in May. The agricultural and
metals sectors posted losses of (0.84)% and (1.20)%,
respectively, while the energy sector posted a gain
of 5.88%. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s
performance in May were heating oil, unleaded gas, brent crude, gas oil and
crude oil.
The Fund
posted a net gain of 8.7% in June. The
agricultural, energy and metals sectors posted gains
of 3.74%, 4.10% and 0.71%,
respectively. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s
performance in June were soybean meal, corn, soybeans, cocoa and
tin.
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Three Months ended
March 31, 2008
During
the first quarter of 2008, the Fund achieved a net realized and unrealized
gain of $8,229,808 from its trading operations, which is net of brokerage
commissions of $62,376. The Fund incurred total expenses of $278,281,
including $191,512 in Management Fees (paid to the Managing Member), $16,243 in
Servicing Fees (paid to selling agents) and $70,526 in operating
expenses. The Fund earned $852,328 in interest income and other
investment income. An analysis of trading gains and losses (net of
all trading fees and expenses) by market sector is as follows:
Sector
|
% Gain (Loss)
|
Agricultural
|
1.0%
|
Energy
|
4.1%
|
Metals
|
3.9%
|
Total
Portfolio
|
9.0%
|
The Fund
posted a net gain of 3.0% in
January. The energy sector posted a loss
of (1.15)%, while the agricultural and metals
sectors posted gains of 1.39% and 2.18%,
respectively. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s performance
in January were aluminum, sugar, cocoa, silver and platinum.
The Fund
posted a net gain of 12.5% in February. The agricultural, energy and
metals sectors posted gains of 4.50%, 4.70%
and 3.15%, respectively. Highest grossing commodities for the
Fund’s performance in February were palladium, oats, soybean oil, platinum
and canola.
The Fund
posted a net loss of (5.5)% in March. The
agricultural and metals sectors posted losses of (4.72)% and (1.44)%,
respectively, while the energy sector posted a gain
of 0.55%. Highest grossing commodities for the Fund’s
performance in March were rice, tin, gas oil, natural gas and heating
oil.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET RISK
The term
“off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even
though it does not appear on the balance sheet, may result in a future
obligation or loss. The Fund trades in futures, and may trade in forward and
swap, contracts and is therefore a party to financial instruments with elements
of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts,
there exists a market risk that such contracts may be significantly influenced
by conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts
being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures
interests positions of the Fund at the same time, the Fund could experience
substantial losses. Because
the Fund is designed to replicate the Index, the Managing Member adjusts the
Fund’s portfolio only as necessary to accommodate expirations in particular
commodity futures contracts and to adjust overall position size for changes
resulting from subscriptions and redemptions to the Fund. The
Managing Member does not exercise discretion over the positions the Fund
maintains. Consequently, the Managing Member does not apply risk
management techniques in its trading decisions. The
Fund initiates positions only on the “long” side of the market and does not
employ “stop-loss” techniques. The
Fund maintains approximately 90% of the Fund’s assets in cash, cash
equivalents with maturities of three months or less, and U.S.
government-sponsored enterprises or securities (or, to a limited extent, foreign
government securities in connection with trading on non-U.S. exchanges), other
CFTC-authorized investments and certain money market instruments (e.g., bankers
acceptances and Eurodollar or other time deposits) through one or more federally
chartered U.S. banking institutions, for which the Managing Member believes the
market-risk to be minimal.
In
addition to market risk, in entering into futures, and potentially forward and
swap, contracts there is a credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to
meet its obligations to the Fund. The counterparty for futures contracts traded
in the United States and on most foreign exchanges is the clearinghouse
associated with such exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the
corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial
burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such,
should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse
is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is
normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial
institutions.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Fund
does not enter into off-balance sheet arrangements with other
entities.
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CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
The Fund
does not enter into any contractual obligations or commercial commitments to
make future payments of a type that would be typical for an operating company or
that would affect its liquidity or capital resources. The Fund’s sole
business is trading long (contracts to buy) futures, and potentially forward and
swap, contracts. All such contracts are settled by offset, not
delivery. The Financial Statements of the Fund present a Condensed
Schedule of Investments setting forth net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of the Fund’s open futures and other contracts at September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES – VALUATION OF THE FUND’S POSITIONS
Fund
securities and derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair
value. The fair values of exchange traded futures contracts are based
upon exchange settlement prices. Fair value of non-exchange traded
futures contracts is based on third-party quoted dealer values on the Interbank
market. Money market funds are valued using quoted market
prices. Shares of mutual funds are valued at the net asset value
based on quoted market prices. Government-sponsored enterprises are
stated at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair
value.
The Fund
accounts for subscriptions, allocations and redemptions on a per Member capital
account basis. Income or loss is allocated pro rata to the capital
accounts of all Members.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles requires the Managing Member to make estimates and
assumptions, such as accrual of expenses, that affect the amounts and
disclosures reported in the financial statements. Based on the nature of
the business and operations of the Fund, the Managing Member believes that the
estimates utilized in preparing the Fund’s financial statements are appropriate
and reasonable; however, actual results could differ from these
estimates.
The
estimates used do not provide a range of possible results that would require the
exercise of subjective judgment. The Managing Member further believes
that, based on the nature of the business and operations of the Fund, no other
reasonable assumptions relating to the application of the Fund’s critical
accounting estimates other than those currently used would likely result in
materially different amounts from those reported.
ITEM
3.
|
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
|
Not
required.
ITEM
4T.
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
The
Managing Member with the participation of its principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and
operation of its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the Fund as
of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, and, based on their
evaluation, have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are
effective. There were no changes in the Managing Member’s internal
controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2009
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
the Managing Member’s internal control over financial reporting with respect to
the Fund.
PART II - OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
The
Managing Member is not aware of any pending legal proceedings to which either
the Fund is a party or to which any of its assets are subject. The Fund has no
subsidiaries.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Not
required.
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
Interests
are sold on a monthly basis through Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC (the
“Marketing Representative”) and certain selling agents. The offering
price of an Interest is the average net asset value of all outstanding Interests
on the date of issue. Between July 1, 2009 and September 30, 2009,
the Fund issued Interests to both new and existing Members in monthly closings
as set forth in the following chart.
Date
of Closing
|
Number
of Members (New and Existing)
|
Dollar
Amount of Interests Sold
|
July
31, 2009
|
92
|
$14,869,114
|
August
31, 2009
|
62
|
$11,021,110
|
September
30, 2009
|
111
|
$ 9,931,468
|
Each of
the foregoing Interests was privately offered and sold only to “accredited
investors,” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“1933 Act”), in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506
under the 1933 Act, and are persons with whom the Managing Member, the Marketing
Representative or a selling agent have a pre-existing substantive relationship
and with respect to whom it has been determined that the Interests are a
suitable investment.
The
following table summarizes the redemptions by Members during the three months
ended September 30, 2009:
Date
of Closing
|
Total
Amount of Redemptions
|
July
31, 2009
|
$1,193,164
|
August
31, 2009
|
$ 698,728
|
September
30, 2009
|
$ 676,743
|
Item
3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
Item
5. Other Information.
None.
Item
6. Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are included herewith:
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer
|
31.2
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer
|
32.1
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
|
32.2
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Financial
Officer
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: November 16, 2009 |
RICI®
Linked – PAM Advisors Fund, LLC
(Registrant)
|
||
By:
Price Asset Management, Inc.
Managing
Member
|
|||
|
By:
|
/s/ Walter Thomas Price III | |
Walter Thomas Price III | |||
Principal Executive Officer | |||
By: | /s/ Allen D. Goodman | ||
Allen
D. Goodman Principal Financial Officer |
|||
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit Number
|
Description of Document
|
Page Number
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer
|
E-2
|
31.2
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer
|
E-3
|
32.1
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
|
E-4
|
32.2
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
|
E-5
|
E-1